1975
The 47th Academy Awards | 1975
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Tuesday, April 8, 1975
Honoring movies released in 1974
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Robert De Niro
The Godfather Part II
Nominees
Fred Astaire
The Towering Inferno
Jeff Bridges
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Michael V. Gazzo
The Godfather Part II
Lee Strasberg
The Godfather Part II
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Ingrid Bergman
Murder on the Orient Express
Nominees
Valentina Cortese
Day for Night
Madeline Kahn
Blazing Saddles
Diane Ladd
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Talia Shire
The Godfather Part II
Best Picture
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, Co-Producers
Nominees
Chinatown
Robert Evans, Producer
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Co-Producer
Lenny
Marvin Worth, Producer
The Towering Inferno
Irwin Allen, Producer
Cinematography
Winner
The Towering Inferno
Fred Koenekamp, Joseph Biroc
Nominees
Chinatown
John A. Alonzo
Earthquake
Philip Lathrop
Lenny
Bruce Surtees
Murder on the Orient Express
Geoffrey Unsworth
Costume Design
Winner
The Great Gatsby
Theoni V. Aldredge
Nominees
Chinatown
Anthea Sylbert
Daisy Miller
John Furness
The Godfather Part II
Theadora Van Runkle
Murder on the Orient Express
Tony Walton
Directing
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola
Nominees
Chinatown
Roman Polanski
Day for Night
Francois Truffaut
Lenny
Bob Fosse
A Woman under the Influence
John Cassavetes
Film Editing
Winner
The Towering Inferno
Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress
Nominees
Blazing Saddles
John C. Howard, Danford Greene
Chinatown
Sam O'Steen
Earthquake
Dorothy Spencer
The Longest Yard
Michael Luciano
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Amarcord
Italy
Nominees
Cats' Play
Hungary
The Deluge
Poland
Lacombe, Lucien
France
The Truce
Argentina
Actor
Winner
Art Carney
Harry and Tonto
Nominees
Albert Finney
Murder on the Orient Express
Dustin Hoffman
Lenny
Jack Nicholson
Chinatown
Al Pacino
The Godfather Part II
Actress
Winner
Ellen Burstyn
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Nominees
Gena Rowlands
A Woman under the Influence
Diahann Carroll
Claudine
Faye Dunaway
Chinatown
Valerie Perrine
Lenny
Art Direction
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
Nominees
Chinatown
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby Levitt
Earthquake
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
The Island at the Top of the World
Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter Tyler, Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
The Towering Inferno
Art Direction: William Creber, Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton
Music (Song)
Winner
The Towering Inferno
We May Never Love Like This Again in "The Towering Inferno" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Nominees
Benji
Benji's Theme (I Feel Love) in "Benji" Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles in "Blazing Saddles" Music by John Morris; Lyrics by Mel Brooks
The Little Prince
Little Prince in "The Little Prince" Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Gold
Wherever Love Takes Me in "Gold" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Don Black
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Winner
Chinatown
Robert Towne
Nominees
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola
Day for Night
Francois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
Harry and Tonto
Paul Mazursky, Josh Greenfeld
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Robert Getchell
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Don't
Robin Lehman, Producer
Nominees
Exploratorium
Jon Boorstin, Producer
John Muir's High Sierra
Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster, Producers
Naked Yoga
Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd, Producers
City Out of Wilderness
Francis Thompson, Producer
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Hearts and Minds
Peter Davis and Bert Schneider, Producers
Nominees
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow, Producers
The Challenge...A Tribute to Modern Art
Herbert Kline, Producer
The 81st Blow
Jacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman and Haim Gouri, Producers
The Wild and the Brave
Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones, Producers
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Arthur B. Krim
Sound
Winner
Earthquake
Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.
Nominees
Chinatown
Bud Grenzbach, Larry Jost
The Conversation
Walter Murch, Arthur Rochester
The Towering Inferno
Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis
Young Frankenstein
Richard Portman, Gene Cantamessa
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola
Nominees
Murder on the Orient Express
Richard Rodney Bennett
Shanks
Alex North
The Towering Inferno
John Williams
Chinatown
Jerry Goldsmith
Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)
Winner
Earthquake
Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock
Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
Winner
The Great Gatsby
Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle
Nominees
The Little Prince
Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
Phantom of the Paradise
Song Score by Paul Williams; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Closed Mondays
Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner, Producers
Nominees
The Family That Dwelt Apart
Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall, Producers
Hunger
Peter Foldes and René Jodoin, Producers
Voyage to Next
Faith Hubley and John Hubley, Producers
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Wolfgang Reitherman, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
One-Eyed Men Are Kings
Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan, Producers
Nominees
Climb
Dewitt Jones, Producer
The Concert
Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
Planet Ocean
George V. Casey, Producer
The Violin
Andrew Welsh and George Pastic, Producers
Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Nominees
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Screenplay by Mordecai Richler; Adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd
Lenny
Julian Barry
Murder on the Orient Express
Paul Dehn
Young Frankenstein
Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks
0-9
The 81st Blow
1 Nomination
Documentary (Feature) - Jacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman and Haim Gouri, Producers
A
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
3 Nominations, 1 Win
Actress in a Supporting Role - Diane Ladd in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Robert Getchell
* Actress - Ellen Burstyn in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Amarcord
1 Win, 1 Nomination
* Foreign Language Film - Italy
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
1 Nomination
Documentary (Feature) - Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow, Producers
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1 Nomination
Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Screenplay by Mordecai Richler; Adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd
B
Benji
1 Nomination
Music (Song) - Benji's Theme (I Feel Love) in "Benji" Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box
Blazing Saddles
3 Nominations
Music (Song) - Blazing Saddles in "Blazing Saddles" Music by John Morris; Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Film Editing - John C. Howard, Danford Greene
Actress in a Supporting Role - Madeline Kahn in "Blazing Saddles"
C
Cats' Play
1 Nomination
Foreign Language Film - Hungary
The Challenge...A Tribute to Modern Art
1 Nomination
Documentary (Feature) - Herbert Kline, Producer
Chinatown
11 Nominations, 1 Win
Costume Design - Anthea Sylbert
Art Direction - Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby Levitt
Sound - Bud Grenzbach, Larry Jost
Actress - Faye Dunaway in "Chinatown"
Actor - Jack Nicholson in "Chinatown"
Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography - John A. Alonzo
Best Picture - Robert Evans, Producer
Directing - Roman Polanski
Film Editing - Sam O'Steen
* Writing (Original Screenplay) - Robert Towne
City Out of Wilderness
1 Nomination
Documentary (Short Subject) - Francis Thompson, Producer
Claudine
1 Nomination
Actress - Diahann Carroll in "Claudine"
Climb
1 Nomination
Short Film (Live Action) - Dewitt Jones, Producer
Closed Mondays
1 Win, 1 Nomination
* Short Film (Animated) - Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner, Producers
The Concert
1 Nomination
Short Film (Live Action) - Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
The Conversation
3 Nominations
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Francis Ford Coppola
Best Picture - Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Co-Producer
Sound - Walter Murch, Arthur Rochester
D
Daisy Miller
1 Nomination
Costume Design - John Furness
Day for Night
3 Nominations
Directing - Francois Truffaut
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Francois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
Actress in a Supporting Role - Valentina Cortese in "Day for Night"
The Deluge
1 Nomination
Foreign Language Film - Poland
Don't
1 Win, 1 Nomination
* Documentary (Short Subject) - Robin Lehman, Producer
E
Earthquake
5 Nominations, 2 Wins
Art Direction - Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
Film Editing - Dorothy Spencer
Cinematography - Philip Lathrop
* Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) - Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock
* Sound - Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.
Exploratorium
1 Nomination
Documentary (Short Subject) - Jon Boorstin, Producer
F
The Family That Dwelt Apart
1 Nomination
Short Film (Animated) - Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall, Producers
G
The Godfather Part II
11 Nominations, 6 Wins
Actor - Al Pacino in "The Godfather Part II"
Actor in a Supporting Role - Lee Strasberg in "The Godfather Part II"
Actor in a Supporting Role - Michael V. Gazzo in "The Godfather Part II"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Talia Shire in "The Godfather Part II"
Costume Design - Theadora Van Runkle
* Art Direction - Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
* Directing - Francis Ford Coppola
* Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
* Best Picture - Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, Co-Producers
* Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Robert De Niro in "The Godfather Part II"
Gold
1 Nomination
Music (Song) - Wherever Love Takes Me in "Gold" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Don Black
The Great Gatsby
2 Wins, 2 Nominations
* Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) - Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle
* Costume Design - Theoni V. Aldredge
H
Harry and Tonto
2 Nominations, 1 Win
* Actor - Art Carney in "Harry and Tonto"
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Paul Mazursky, Josh Greenfeld
Hearts and Minds
1 Win, 1 Nomination
* Documentary (Feature) - Peter Davis and Bert Schneider, Producers
Hunger
1 Nomination
Short Film (Animated) - Peter Foldes and René Jodoin, Producers
I
The Island at the Top of the World
1 Nomination
Art Direction - Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter Tyler, Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
J
John Muir's High Sierra
1 Nomination
Documentary (Short Subject) - Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster, Producers
L
Lacombe, Lucien
1 Nomination
Foreign Language Film - France
Lenny
6 Nominations
Directing - Bob Fosse
Cinematography - Bruce Surtees
Actor - Dustin Hoffman in "Lenny"
Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Julian Barry
Best Picture - Marvin Worth, Producer
Actress - Valerie Perrine in "Lenny"
The Little Prince
2 Nominations
Music (Song) - Little Prince in "The Little Prince" Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) - Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
The Longest Yard
1 Nomination
Film Editing - Michael Luciano
M
Murder on the Orient Express
6 Nominations, 1 Win
Actor - Albert Finney in "Murder on the Orient Express"
Cinematography - Geoffrey Unsworth
Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Paul Dehn
Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Richard Rodney Bennett
Costume Design - Tony Walton
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Ingrid Bergman in "Murder on the Orient Express"
N
Naked Yoga
1 Nomination
Documentary (Short Subject) - Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd, Producers
O
One-Eyed Men Are Kings
1 Win, 1 Nomination
* Short Film (Live Action) - Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan, Producers
P
Phantom of the Paradise
1 Nomination
Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) - Song Score by Paul Williams; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
Planet Ocean
1 Nomination
Short Film (Live Action) - George V. Casey, Producer
S
Shanks
1 Nomination
Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Alex North
T
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1 Nomination
Actor in a Supporting Role - Jeff Bridges in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot"
The Towering Inferno
8 Nominations, 3 Wins
Art Direction - Art Direction: William Creber, Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton
Actor in a Supporting Role - Fred Astaire in "The Towering Inferno"
Best Picture - Irwin Allen, Producer
Music (Original Dramatic Score) - John Williams
Sound - Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis
* Cinematography - Fred Koenekamp, Joseph Biroc
* Film Editing - Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress
* Music (Song) - We May Never Love Like This Again in "The Towering Inferno" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
The Truce
1 Nomination
Foreign Language Film - Argentina
V
The Violin
1 Nomination
Short Film (Live Action) - Andrew Welsh and George Pastic, Producers
Voyage to Next
1 Nomination
Short Film (Animated) - Faith Hubley and John Hubley, Producers
W
The Wild and the Brave
1 Nomination
Documentary (Feature) - Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones, Producers
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
1 Nomination
Short Film (Animated) - Wolfgang Reitherman, Producer
A Woman under the Influence
2 Nominations
Actress - Gena Rowlands in "A Woman under the Influence"
Directing - John Cassavetes
Y
Young Frankenstein
2 Nominations
Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks
Sound - Richard Portman, Gene Cantamessa